Indian shooters Vijayveer Sidhu and Anish Bhanwala narrowly missed out on a spot in the final of the men’s 25m rapid-fire pistol event at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Female shooters Maheshwari Chauhan and Raiza Dhillon also failed to qualify for their respective finals.
Vijayveer Sidhu’s performance
Vijayveer Sidhu, a 22-year-old shooter, displayed remarkable skill during the qualification round. After the first stage, he was well-positioned in fifth place. However, a disappointing score of 92 in the second stage dashed his hopes of advancing to the medal event. His total score of 583-26x placed him in ninth position, just two points shy of the sixth position required for the final.
Anish Bhanwala, another promising Indian shooter, also participated in the event. After stage 1, Bhanwala was ranked seventh. Unfortunately, a subpar score of 93 in stage 2 saw him drop to 13th place with a total of 582-22x. Like Sidhu, he missed the opportunity to compete in the final.
🇮🇳 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗹𝘂𝗰𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗩𝗶𝗷𝗮𝘆𝘃𝗲𝗲𝗿! Despite a strong performance from them in the qualification round, Anish Bhanwala and Vijayveer Sidhu failed to qualify for the final, following their finish outside the top 6.
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— India at Paris 2024 Olympics (@sportwalkmedia) August 4, 2024
In the women’s skeet competition, Indian shooters Maheshwari Chauhan and Raiza Dhillon also fell short of making the final. Maheshwari, the reigning Asian Championships bronze medalist, was in contention until the end of the fourth round. However, three misses in the final round resulted in a score of 22/25, placing her 14th with a total score of 118/125.
Raiza Dhillon made a valiant effort but couldn’t break into the top 20. She concluded her qualification rounds in 23rd place with a score of 113/125.
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